little funny thoughts

Listening to Merriweather Post Pavilion makes me taste oatmeal with strawberry jam.

The album was quite often my breakfasting music in Edinburgh, and all I could afford to eat over there was oatmeal. Is it clever that it was accompanied with Strawberry Jam? Is it?

Last night the power was out all over the city and it made for surreal night bikerides. Sam, Allie and I adventured around in the darkness and got caught in stormy sea showers.
Soaking wet wool sweater, stick your tongue out and catch all the raindrops.

I love that the Scrambler is free down at the waterfront. There is nothing like starting your day with a fast ol' midway ride. If anyone else shares my love of the Scrambler, I will happily join you for rides.

my dog has fleas

My newest toy.
It was cheap as hell and it sounds like it, but I think we'll have fun together.

Lovely lovely lovely to be back in Montreal. It feels like nothing's changed since I left, except now there is the BIXI bike system, which is growing impressively by the hour. This morning Glynis, Jacob and I walked by an empty corner at Esplanade, an hour later we passed by again and found that a BIXI bike station had been planted there, and most of the bikes were already in use.

Also in Montreal news, P.T. and I conducted a very important experiment today. Montreal bagels, Fairmount vs. St. Viateur. The ultimate bagel taste test.
I've always been a St. Viateur girl, mostly because this is also the street with the very best coffee, so St. V bagels usually go hand in hand with a latte from Olimpico or Club Social. However, P.T. has recently been won over by Fairmount, so we decided we had to buy a fresh sesame seed bagel from each place and do a blind taste test. The winner was Fairmount, for delivering a sweeter and generally more tasty bagel. I kind of felt like a traitor for being won over to the other side. Nevertheless, St. V bagels will always hold a place in my heart...nothing beats a warm bagel and a coffee on any terrace on that street.